Aged care
Opinion
Opinion
How to fund aged care without plundering our super
Proposed solutions for funding aged care are plagued with issues. But there is one way we could solve the problem.
- by Noel Whittaker
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Mergers & acquisitions
US giant snaps up Australian aged care operator Estia in $838m deal
US private equity firm Bain, which owns Virgin Australia, has reached a deal to acquire one of the largest aged care providers in the country.
- by Emma Koehn
Government mulling superannuation as part of aged care solution
Sources close to the government said it was a “no-brainer” for super to be part of the mix for funding aged care as costs climb over the next decade.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Analysis
Analysis
If you can afford to pay for aged care, you should
Major aged care providers say those with the means should pay more for their care, and warned any new tax must be fair to younger Australians. I agree.
- by Rachel Clun
Wealthy Baby Boomers should pay more for aged care, major providers say
Australians need to ask whether it’s fair that someone in a $10m mansion pays the same for aged care as someone with a modest home in the suburbs.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Opinion
Australian economy
You have to hand it to Boomers, they’ve won the economic generation game
To expect their less-well-off descendants to fund their continued privilege is, well, a bit rich.
- by Antoinette Lattouf
Editorial
Police
Taser cover-up undermines confidence in police leadership
Senior NSW Police have been caught covering up the use of a Taser in the death of a 95-year-old aged care resident.
- The Herald's View
Analysis
Analysis
Equitable and balanced: New taskforce set to shake up aged care
There is a quote that “change is inevitable except from a vending machine”. However, in the world of aged care, change is constant.
- by Rachel Lane
Opinion
For subscribers
Grim Reaper is catching up with the Baby Boomers, waving bills
Labor must summon the courage to ask older Australians who’ve done OK to help cover the costs of the last stages of their highly privileged lives. It’s only fair.
- by Ross Gittins
Aged care minister wants levy on table as part of future funding model
Anika Wells says people would be willing to contribute to the cost of high-quality aged care – if they could find it.
- by David Crowe
Analysis
Analysis
Why you should think twice before paying your parent’s aged care deposit
Many people assume that they have to sell the family home to pay for aged care, but that’s not always the case.
- by Rachel Lane